Darcy Hunter - Textile and Quilt Artist
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3C 1S2 506-471-7895
darcyhunterart@yahoo.com www.darcyhunterart.com
EXHIBITIONS 2024-2025 Grand National Fibre Art Juried Exhibition - “Delights”, Kootenay Gallery of Art, Castlegar, BC; United Community Arts, Pilot Mound, MB; Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON; Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, NB 2024 Studio Art Quilt Associates Juried Exhibition - “Ritual” Online Virtual Gallery 2023 Fredericton Arts Alliance Juried Summer Residency Charlotte Street Art Centre, Fredericton, NB 2021-2023 Studio Art Quilt Associates Atlantic Canada Region Juried Exhibition - “Commotion”, Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design, Sydney NS; Museum of Industry, Stellarton NS; The Craig Gallery, Dartmouth NS; Quilt Canada 2023, Halifax NS 2022 Canadian Quilters Association - National Juried Show Vancouver, BC Fibre Arts Network Juried Exhibition - Refocus on Fibre Art - Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre, St. Andrews, NB 2021 City of Fredericton Summer Artist in Residence Program - Charlotte Street Art Centre, Fredericton, NB Frostival “Frost Your Walls” Art Show - House of Art, Fredericton, NB 2019-2021 Capital Art Sale - Fredericton, NB 2020 City of Fredericton Summer Artist in Residence Program - Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB 2020 Fredericton’s Fibre Arts Network Juried Exhibition- “Craft 2020: Reflections”- UNB Art Centre, Fredericton, NB
GRANTS / AWARDS / RESIDENCIES 2023 - Fredericton Arts Alliance Juried Summer Residency Casemates in the historic Barracks District, Fredericton, NB 2022-2023 - Arts Smarts - Barker’s Point Elementary School - “Connecting to the Environment and Place through Art” 2021-2023 - Arts NB - Creation Grant - “Beautiful New Brunswick” 2021-2022 - Arts Smarts - Nashwaak Valley School - “Beautiful New Brunswick” 2021 - City of Fredericton Summer Artist in Residence Program - Botanic Gardens, Fredericton, NB 2021 - City of Fredericton Summer Artist in Residence Program - Botanic Gardens, Fredericton, NB 2020 - City of Fredericton Summer Artist in Residence Program - Odell Park, Fredericton, NB
EDUCATION AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 2023 SAQA Conference: Pathways to Possibilities - Toronto, ON Quilt Canada, Halifax NS Quilt Canada -Halifax, NS Thrifty Textile Art - Tansy Hargan - TansyHargan.bigcartel.com Mixed Media Textile Collage - Sarah Kaye Hartman - SouthernGirlsCreativeAcademy.teachable.com 2022 SAQA Conference: Bridging the Gulf - From Fabric to Fine Art - SAQA.com 2021 SAQA Conference: Oceans Apart - Connected by Art - SAQA.com Catapult Business Accelerator for Artists - ArtsNB (Jericho Knopp) - Zoom Making Connections - Mark, Layer & Stitch - Cas Holmes - FibreArtsTakeTwo.com 2020 SAQA Conference: moSAiQA - SAQA.com 2019 Fabric Dying with Procion Dyes - Juliet Nowlan - Fredericton, NB 2017 Painted Backgrounds for Quilts and Embroideries - Kathy Tidswell - Fredericton, NB 2016 Landscapes with Fabric and Stitch - Karen Henry - Keswick Ridge, NB 2015 In Full Bloom - Fused Collage Technique for Art Quilts – Elaine Quehl – Fredericton, NB 2013 Making Faces – Portraiture in Fabric – Susan Tilsey-Manley – Keswick Ridge, NB 2012 Fabric Dying with Procion Dyes – Juliet Nowlan – Keswick Ridge, NB 2011 Fabric Landscapes - Juliet Nowlan - Rothesay, NB Thread painting Grasses and Flowers - Kathy Tidswell - Woodstock, NB 2009 - 2010 University of Maine at Presque Isle-Presque Isle, ME - Post - Baccalaureate Teacher Education Degree 1991 - 1995 University of New Brunswick-Fredericton, NB - Bachelor of Science Degree - Biology/Psychology 1990 - 1991 Mount Allison University-Sackville, NB - Bachelor of Science program
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND MEDIA Hunter, Darcy. “Darcy Hunter”, Yoonyen Magazine, Mar 2024: p. 42-43. Print. Hunter, Darcy. “Slowing Down and Enjoying the View”, Art Quilting Studio Magazine by Stampington, Dec/Jan/Feb 2024: p. 120-126. Print. Erikson, Sofia. “FAA Artist in Residence Interview Series: Darcy Hunter.” CHSR 97.9 FM The Lunchbox, 4 July 2023. FAA Artist in Residence Hunter, Darcy. “Quilted Journal Covers”, Art Quilting Studio Magazine by Stampington, Dec/Jan/Feb 2023: p. 110-114. Print. MacMillan, Conal. “Artist Spotlight: Darcy Hunter.” Married to An Artist, 13 Sep 2022. Artist Spotlight: Darcy Hunter Hartai, Katie. “Craft NB Launches Interactive Map Featuring Fine Craft Artists – Darcy Hunter.” CBC New Brunswick, 24 Aug 2022. Craft NB Interactive Map Launch Hunter, Darcy. “The Art of Mounting Quilts on Driftwood”, Art Quilting Studio Magazine by Stampington, Jun/Jul/Aug 2022: p. 36-41. Print. Hunter, Darcy. “Fiber Art Landscape Pendants”, Art Quilting Studio Magazine by Stampington, Mar/Apr/May 2022: p. 52-55. Print. Hunter, Darcy. “Bowled Over: A Venture into Fiber Art Bowls”, Art Quilting Studio Magazine by Stampington, Mar/Apr/May 2022: p. 110-114. Print. Hunter, Darcy. “Experimenting with Texiles”, Art Quilting Studio Magazine by Stampington, Dec/Jan/Feb 2022: p. 116-121. Print. Hunter, Darcy: “Split Rock Trail, New Brunswick”, UPPERCASE Magazine, Issue 51, October 2021: p. 69. Print. Hunter, Darcy. “The Art of Stitch.” Created Here, 8 Oct. 2020, The Art of Stitch Drummond, Cathy. “SAQA Benefit Auction Submission – Darcy Hunter.” SAQA Atlantic Canada, 15 Jun 2020. SAQA Benefit Auction Submission Drummond, Cathy. “Interview with Darcy Hunter. Inspired by Nature.” SAQA Atlantic Canada, 26 Jan. 2020. Inspired by Nature Hunter, Darcy: “Artistry in the Everyday”, Art Quilting Studio Magazine by Stampington, August 2020: p. 78-84. Print. Hunter, Darcy: “For the Birds”, Art Quilting Studio Magazine by Stampington, Summer 2020: p. 108-112. Print. Hunter, Darcy: “The Power of Water”, Art Quilting Studio Magazine by Stampington, Summer 2019: p. 6-9. Print. Hunter, Darcy: “Canadian Landscapes”, Art Quilting Studio Magazine by Stampington, Spring 2019: p. 84-87. Print. Hunter, Darcy: “Marshy Moose” and “New Brunswick Fiddleheads”, Art Quilting Studio Magazine by Stampington, Winter 2017: p. 133 and 135. Print. Hunter, Darcy: “Beauty in Ocean Blue”, Sew Somerset Magazine by Stampington, Winter 2017: p. 64-67. Print.
TEACHING/LECTURES
2024 (Jan) - Workshop Instructor - “Under the Silver Moon Slow Stitch Textile Art”- RB Studio & Gallery, Fredericton, NB 2023 (Dec) - Workshop Instructor - “Red Cardinal Slow Stitch Textile Art”- RB Studio & Gallery, Fredericton, NB 2022 - Present - "Mosaic Art Quilts” Online Course - https://darcyhunter.podia.com 2022 - Guest Speaker - “My Quilt Art and Business” - Elm City Quilter’s Guild (Zoom) “My Quilt Art Process” - Keswick Ridge Quilters (Zoom) Workshop Instructor - “Springtime Apple Orchard”- Thousand Islands Quilters Guild (Zoom) “Collaged Bird Art”- Town & County Quilts (Rothesay, NB), Keswick Ridge Quilters (Zoom) 2021 - Guest Speaker - Thousand Islands Quilt Guild, ON (Zoom) - “My Quilt Art and Business” Fibre Arts Network, NB – “Selling on Etsy” (Zoom) Abbotsford Quilt Guild, BC (Zoom) - “My Quilt Art and Business” Fredericton Quilters Guild, NB (Zoom) - “My Quilt Art and Business” Workshop Instructor - “Springtime Apple Orchard”- Abbotsford Quilt Guild, BC (Zoom) “Mosaic Art Quilts” - Fredericton Quilters Guild, NB (Zoom) 2020 - Guest Speaker - Quilter’s Eye Candy Trunk Show (Facebook Live) Workshop Instructor - “Mosaic Art Quilts”- Villa Madonna Quilt Retreat, NB 2018 - Workshop Instructor - “Springtime Apple Orchard Art Quilt”- Woodstock Quilt Guild, NB “Quilted Postcards” - Keswick Ridge Guild, NB 2017 - Guest Speaker - Elm City Quilt Guild, NB - “My Quilt Art and Business”
COLLECTIONS Works are held in many private collections in Canada and the United States
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Artslink NB Canada Council for the Arts Canadian Quilter’s Association - CQA CARFAC Maritimes Connexion ARC Craft NB Metiers d’Art (juried member) Fibre Art Network - Fredericton, NB Studio Art Quilt Associates – SAQA
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2023 - 2025 - Regional Co-Rep - SAQA Atlantic Canada 2020 - Working Member - Craft NB Metiers D’Art Pop Up Shop - Fredericton, NB 2014 - 2020 - Store Owner and Manager - Artist’s Alley - Mactaquac, NB 2018 - Store Co-Owner and Manager - Next Door Crafts - Harvey, NB 2016 - Working Member - Creative Expressions at the Barracks - Fredericton, NB 2016 - 2017 - President - Keswick Ridge Guild - Keswick Ridge, NB 2015 - 2016 - Vice-President - Keswick Ridge Guild - Keswick Ridge, NB 2014 - 2015 - Workshop Coordinator - Keswick Ridge Guild - Keswick Ridge, NB 2009 - 2010 - Secretary - Woodstock Quilt Guild - Woodstock, NB 2008 - 2009 - Workshop Coordinator - Woodstock Quilt Guild - Woodstock, NB